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Bermuda's 'Domesday Book': Richard Norwood's surveys and the development of the Somers Islands, 1616–63

Pages 54-73 | Published online: 19 Jul 2013
 

Abstract

Richard Norwood's two early surveys of Bermuda (1617 and 1663) provide highly detailed evidence of early architecture and settlement patterns in Great Britain's oldest remaining colony. This article analyses shifts in land ownership, residence locations and house forms that occurred during Bermuda's first half-century of colonization. It is argued that Norwood's maps have the potential to reveal the locations of more than 400 early archaeological sites that can tell us much about Bermuda's now lost 17th-century domestic timber-frame architecture.

Richard Norwood's two early surveys of Bermuda (1617 and 1663) provide highly detailed evidence of early architecture and settlement patterns in Great Britain's oldest remaining colony. This article analyses shifts in land ownership, residence locations and house forms that occurred during Bermuda's first half-century of colonization. It is argued that Norwood's maps have the potential to reveal the locations of more than 400 early archaeological sites that can tell us much about Bermuda's now lost 17th-century domestic timber-frame architecture.

Le 'Domesday Book' des Bermudes: Les explorations de Richard Norwood et le développement des Somers Islands, 1616–63

Les deux explorations de Richard Norwoods dans les Bermudes (1617 et 1663) fournissent des indices hautement détaillés sur le début de l'architecture et les modèles d'implantation dans la plus vieille colonie subsistante de la Grande-Bretagne. Cet article analyse les changements dans la propriété territoriale, les localisations des résidences et les formes de maisons qui apparaissent au cours de premier demi-siècle de la colonisation des Bermudes. Les cartes de Norwood révèlent les positionnements de plus de 400 anciens sites archéologiques qui attestent de l'architecture domestique à pan de bois du XVIIe siècle aux Bermudes, architecture désormais disparue.

Bermudas 'Doomsday Book': Richard Norwoods Gutachten und die Entwicklung der Somers Inseln, 1616–63

Richard Norwoods zwei frühe Untersuchungen der Bermudas (1617 und 1663) geben ein hoch detailliertes Bild früher Architektur und Bebauungsmuster in Großbritanniens ältestüberlebender Kolonie. Dieser Artikel analysiert Veränderungen im Landbesitz, den Standort der Residenzen und Hausformen, wie sie während des ersten halben Jahrhunderts der Kolonisation vorkamen. Es wird behauptet, dass Norwoods Karte möglicherweise mehr als 400 frühe archäologische Stätten aufzeigt, die uns viel über die nun verlorenen Fachwerkbauten des 17. Jahrhunderts berichten könnten.

Il 'Domesday Book' delle Bermude: la ricognizione di Richard Norwood e i cambiamenti nelle Isole Somers 1616–63

Le due prime ricognizioni delle Bermude condotte da Richard Norwood (1617 e 1663) ci forniscono dati estremamente dettagliati sull'architettura e sullo stile dei primi insediamenti nella più antica colonia britannica che si conservi. Quest'articolo analizza i cambiamenti nelle proprietà terriere, la localizzazione dell'abitato e la forma delle case durante il primo cinquantennio di colonizzazione delle Bermude. Si discute come le mappe di Norwood abbiano il potenziale di indicare la posizione di oltre 400 siti archeologici fra i primi insediamenti, il che ci dice molto sull'architettura domestica in pannelli di legno, ormai perduta, delle Bermude durante il XVII secolo.

El 'Domesday Book' de las Bermudas: los estudios de Richard Norwood y el desarrollo de las Islas Somers, 1616–63

Los dos estudios tempranos de las Bermudas realizados por Richard Norwood (1617 y 1663) contienen gran detalle sobre la arquitectura temprana y modelos de asentamiento utilizados en la colonia más antigua todavía conservada de Gran Bretaña. Este artículo analiza los cambios en la propiedad de la tierra, situación de residencias y tipos de casas que se utilizaron durante el primer medio siglo de colonización de las Bermudas. Se argumenta que los mapas de Norwood tienen el potencial de revelar la situación de más de 400 yacimientos arqueológicos tempranos que tanto nos podrían informar sobre la arquitectura doméstica de madera, ya perdida, del siglo XVII.

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